Research Article

Sequential Ground Motion Effects on the Behavior of a Base-Isolated RCC Building

Table 2

Results for modal analysis.

Mode number Fixed-base RCC RCC with isolators
Frequency (Hz)Effective mass coefficientFrequency (Hz)Effective mass coefficient

(1)4.9277.1%00.49100%0
(2)4.92077.1%0.490100%
(3)6.85000.5600
(4)6.86005.0400
(5)8.18005.0400
(6)8.21006.9500
(7)8.72006.9500
(8)8.72008.2800
(9)10.67008.3200
(10)12.74008.8700
(11)12.75008.8700
(12)13.630012.9800
(13)13.640012.9800
(14)14.060013.8700
(15)14.090013.8800
(16)14.340014.2600
(17)15.290014.2700
(18)15.290014.5600
(19)15.5920.1%015.3300
(20)15.60020.1%15.3300
Total 97.1%97.1% 100%100%